2016
TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response
Weinstein JS, Herman EI, Lainez B, Licona-Limón P, Esplugues E, Flavell R, Craft J. TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 1197-1205. PMID: 27573866, PMCID: PMC5030190, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody AffinityB-LymphocytesCD4 AntigensCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationGerminal CenterHumansInterleukin-4InterleukinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMutationNippostrongylusPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Strongylida InfectionsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscription Factors
2014
Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection
Shulman Z, Gitlin AD, Weinstein JS, Lainez B, Esplugues E, Flavell RA, Craft JE, Nussenzweig MC. Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection. Science 2014, 345: 1058-1062. PMID: 25170154, PMCID: PMC4519234, DOI: 10.1126/science.1257861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper cellsB cellsGC B cellsHelper cellsGerminal centersAntibody-producing B cellsCytokine interleukin-4B cell selectionGerminal center B cell selectionInterleukin-4Transient elevationMajor histocompatibilitySustained increaseFree calciumClonal expansionCognate peptideIntravital imagingCell migrationCellsIntracellularCell selectionHigh levelsHistocompatibility
2012
Bcl6 expression specifies the T follicular helper cell program in vivo
Liu X, Yan X, Zhong B, Nurieva RI, Wang A, Wang X, Martin-Orozco N, Wang Y, Chang SH, Esplugues E, Flavell RA, Tian Q, Dong C. Bcl6 expression specifies the T follicular helper cell program in vivo. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2012, 209: 1841-1852. PMID: 22987803, PMCID: PMC3457730, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20120219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationCell DifferentiationCluster AnalysisDNA-Binding ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene OrderGene TargetingGenes, ReporterGerminal CenterImmunologic MemoryMiceMice, TransgenicProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Receptors, CXCR5T-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscription, GeneticConceptsEffector T cell lineagesFollicular helper cellsT cell differentiationT-cell lineageGerminal center reactionTfh cellsHelper cellsImmune responseReporter miceCenter reactionBCL6 expressionFide markerBona fide markersEarly phaseVivoBCL6Pivotal roleCell lineagesCell differentiationCellsCell programCXCR5TfhTranscription factorsReporter system